I have a funny feeling that might apply to me Lise. 

I wonder why our latest have made us so unsure of ourselves?

Are we getting desperate and trying to make it work with anyone that appears remotely decent, only to find out they weren't what we were expecting? 

Should we trust our gut a little more than what we currently are? 

Did you know that before the 30s pink was the colour associated with baby boys because it was closer to red and therefore thought of as more masculine?

Where was I? 

Oh yeah... I just remembered that you are my bff and that none of this really matters because we will always have each other... even when we are grey, and saggy, and senile. 

I LOVE YOU 

To my dearest girl...

Remember that you are always ALWAYS loved by us. And let that knowledge give you the safety to be soft and open to new and true love when it comes, and to know that not every relationship will hurt like the last.

and to avoid relationships like this :)

Frustration

My BFF: I'm at my prime, I deserve to be ravished...!!!

My housemate: he couldn't get it up and I was just thinking, 'could someone please just f*** me'?!

So men... it's time to up your game!

Fragile and beautiful, just like life :) 

The manifesto of encouragement

right now:

There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly reciting mantras for the cessation of your suffering and for the flourishing of your happiness.

Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.

Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.

Gosh, this gave me chills - and its only the beginning! The whole thing is found here: http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/the-manifesto-of-encouragement/

I would have copied and pasted the whole thing but I think that's a major copyright breach. But go check it out, its fabulous.

Merry Christmas

Merry Xmas buddy, I hope you were spoilt :) 

Tonight I wanted to say:

"I love you so much my friend, there is no-one quite like you,
and you are so special".

And I want to remind you that:

You have the right to set boundaries. 

You have the right to be happy.

You have the right to be emotionally content 

(and not have your mind blown to pieces by shrapnel every 6 months as another bombshell hits). 

You have the right to not have to worry about who will walk you down the isle 

(we will tackle that when it comes - see blind faith, we will find someone ;) ).

You have the right to take all of the time in the world if you need it. 

It's our lesson for 2010 - me first! - and it looks like we are riding it into 2011, because we clearly need a couple of refresher courses. 

Best things in life are free

Don't you worry about money hun, I have us covered. Here are the first of (many) ideas I have of free ways for us to have fun this summer, and ways to earn cash as well.

1. Road Trip!!

2. Bike ride in centennial park or along the new cycle pathway

3. Farmers markets - for freebies only you can eat a whole lunch worth!

4. Beach days

5. Picnics

6. Wardrobe remix (a la: http://kendieveryday.blogspot.com/) Mum and I are totally doing this - we aspire to double the use of our current wardrobe. Very useful for you considering the impending 5days/wk with the same people at uni. You'll need to get creative in order to not shop!

7. Ikea trip to help me deck out the place - I have a gift voucher so still free technically :)

8. Cliff walk from bondi to coogee - so pretty

And oh yeah why stop at free, lets earn money too:

1. Sign up for market research - doing it together = free entertainment

2. Mystery shopping

3. Babysitting - there are many small people in my new suburb

4. Dogwalking - ditto the dogs in my suburb

The excitment +++ I totally embrace the povo life!

I love my bicycle

A rocket pack on the back for speed, silver wings for flight mode, and a magical unicorn horn...

For our friends that have newly broken hearts...

I wish it was this simple

And that you were ready to hear this

I promise that if you take your time and choose to deal with it,

that after a long, long time things get better and you come out of this stronger.

For liesbeth...

Thank you for helping me and giving me the strength to be ready for this...

Bastards

26: clearly it's a character building year

“Character, like film, develops in darkness.” -Yousuf Karsh

Beautiful curves

Two night ago I had a realisation in the shower. 

It's pretty obvious, and people have told me it many times before, but suddenly I'm starting to believe it all on my own.

Since I can remember I've always wanted a body like this:

But twice now in the last week I've been surprised by the responses of guys to bodies that are almost exact replicas of the above (and these girls had attractive faces). 

On both occasions the guys said something along the lines of, 'honestly, that's not attractive, what you need is a woman with curves'. 

And so the other night as a stood in the shower attempting to contract my stomach muscles and shave at the same time, it suddenly hit me. 

All this time I've been wanting a girls body. 

I have a woman's body. 

My body has curves in all sorts of places that don't exist on the pic above. But my god, that body resembles a 16 year old girl, and my body resembles a woman's body. I'm seriously considering the fact that the curves I've always hated could be incredibly sexy to the opposite sex because they make me look like a woman. 

 All of these years I've been ashamed of my body, what a waste!

Now I feel sexy just thinking about my curves, especially when I think about a man being turned on them ;)

To my beautiful friend,

You are such a special person, you bring all of these things to the lives you touch every day. 

I love you so much, 

Happy Belated Birthday

xoxo

craving a bestie road trip...

yes please

In honour of your weekend...

Don't ask me why, but it's true! 

For some reason this hit a chord today :)

for being selfish tonight, especially after you have been so selfless over the last week/year/26 years. 

I love you buddy, I'm sorry :( 

You always make me smile and manage to put the sunshine back into my day. 

You don't just hold my hand, you swing it back and forth and remind me to skip...

Hey Sam...

This is clearly what we have been missing...

You hold the world in your hands

What's the first thing people notice about you??

Some study inspiration for you...

Be glad you aren't a goldfish...

or these guys:

Being trapped and not being able to escape would suck. So would being trodden on all day...

All up life just pretty much sucks if you are a fish... 

Even though they live in the sea 

hmm and do I love the sea! 

But fishes in bowls have to swallow their own pee, so all in all I'm just glad to be me :) 

- yes, that is a crappy rhyme inserted for your reading pleasure ;)

Hope you feel better, and that you are also glad that you aren't a fish :) 

xoxo

Spooky similarity

I think your post really put into words what my subconscious was thinking when I took these shots :)

Something wise that I read today:

if it happens, it would probably happen regardless of what you do
to screw it up - and if it doesn't happen despite all your attempts
to make it happen, it was probably never meant to be...

Yesterday on my walk I noticed that trees were starting to blossom.

It's spring time, it's time for fresh starts and new ideas.

It's time to grow in new ways.